im starting to think we've been cursed by the basketball gods for life, because we rather nonchalantly let go of a core of vince/tmac. (not to mention great surrounding pieces like antonio davis/oakley/)

"However, the injury-plagued Raptors missed the playoffs in the 2002–03 season and Grunwald shook up the roster. During the 2003–04 season, despite inconsistency, they went 25–25 and were on track to return to the playoffs. Grunwald traded away starting center Antonio Davis in December, which led to tension with coach Kevin O'Neill, who publicly complained about the lack of a starting center and roster depth. Two weeks before narrowly missing the playoffs by three games, Grunwald was fired on April 1, 2004, and replaced by Jack McCloskey as interim GM.[3] Rob Babcock was later appointed as the permanent replacement"